Elvis to lose the # 1 spot forever...

[rocknroll]

Also don't forget, MJ had a 40 year, continuous, career while alive, Elvis only half of that. With Elvis, certainly he sold quite a few records in the few years after his death, but his record company put everything in neutral and pretty much mismanaged his catelog in the '80's. Taken with the 1960's, when for 8 of those years Elvis was as close to retired from music making as you can get, and you have, overall, a productive career of about 25 years in which he accomplished all he did.

[epmoodyblue]

couldint care. less elvis will remain forever the greatest performer that ever lived the first.. better than all the rest

[shelley.m.]

Elvis will always be number 1 no matter what.

[Tommy]

...and a hundred years from now................

[italianfan]

...and a hundred years from now................

amen to that!

[molokai123]

...and a hundred years from now................

yup

[shelley.m.]

...and a hundred years from now................

Well said,Tommy.

[4THEHEART]

the place Elvis had in people's heart and in history,has nothing to do with numbers,votes,charts or such nonsense.Not an ounce of love he won was a forced thing,it was all natural by his unique soul.There's no meaning to compare Elvis with any kind of entertainer but some people will go on hoping and trying forever.

[Wendy56]

I believe Michael Jackson deserves one of those first 3 places... He made SO MUCH for music too.

[Unchained Melody]

Of course Elvis will always be number one to us Elvis fans, I strongly believe that as all of you do.

[elvislady]

I believe Michael Jackson deserves one of those first 3 places... He made SO MUCH for music too.

elvislady

[Brian]

no way Jackson is going to be the #1 selling artist of all time

He only had 9 solo albums and 4 of them were in the 70's when he was with Motown before he became a huge album selling artist.

In order to have reached the 750 million mark people are saying he would have to sell 75 million copies worldwide of all of his albums
The only album of his close to that is Thriller with 20 million sales in the U.S. and 54 million total worldwide.
54 million is still a quite a ways from 75 million

It will never happen but of course like I said his label and his people will come out in the next few months and say Michael Jackson has sold the most records in history and he has outsold both Elvis and Beatles by far. blah blah blah.

[ricardo b. prospero]

I sincerely believe the issue on who has sold more records and who currently occupies the number one spot does not matter that much if you believe and respect Elvis. Elvis has left nothing to prove after reaching the zenith of his career. Time will best decide the greatness and value of a particular singer and without doubt Elvis once again proves his staying power 30 years after his death. I may not live to see the day perhaps MJ surpassed Elvis legacy which I doubt will ever happen. Fans will make the difference for sure and again Elvis I believe enjoys a significant advantage over MJ. It is what you believe that counts. I don't feel bothered or insecured if ever MJ gain more over Elvis, the fact he has been the constant barometer for the success of other performers makes me even proud of being a fan and that need no more explanation my friends.

[TotallyInsane]

If I were a betting woman (oh yeah, I am)....I wouldn't put any money down on this prediction. Yeah, sure the sales of the MJ stuff will rise over the next few months but it will not last.
Another thing, I'm amazed at the difference I've seen between Vernon and Joe after losing their sons. Joe seems to be taking all this a whole lot better than poor Vernon did. I'm really feeling sorry Michael about now - seems his father could be worse than I thought.

[LISY]

There has been much better accountability for record sales during the MJ era then there ever was for Elvis. I believe we will never know who has sold the most. Really, when all is said and done, Elvis will always be one of the biggest selling artists of all time, as will the Beatles, MJ, etc. All could be interchangeable at number one.

I know one thing, MJ has a long ways to go to catch Elvis. I believe the media, who just a few days ago considered MJ a crazy child molester, will now, without any investigation of the facts, raise MJ to the number one spot on the greatness spectrum.

We are already seeing the seeds sowed. Almost every comment on MJ lauds him as a performer that changed culture and integrated black music into the mainstream. What they forget is Elvis did it 30 years before MJs peak.

Elvis Presley will always be greater than Michael Jackson....period. He laid it on the line when it wasn't a popular thing to do and plowed the way for all the greats after him. MJ took a solo career and defined the MTV generation....which is over. Obviously he is/was hugely popular, and because of the greater saturation of electronic visibility his death will probably draw more attention than when Elvis died as there were only the 3 networks to report it. But it will be close, and it really shouldn't be as MJ has all the technological advantages.

Remember, Elvis will always be the one who was first, and is the ONLY person, still to this day, whose first name is know in all four corners of the world.

Well said......There is no competition........Elvis always wanted to be No 1 in the hearts of his fans and that hasn't and never will change, , no one can ever take that place

[debtdbruno]

Also don't forget, MJ had a 40 year, continuous, career while alive, Elvis only half of that. With Elvis, certainly he sold quite a few records in the few years after his death, but his record company put everything in neutral and pretty much mismanaged his catelog in the '80's. Taken with the 1960's, when for 8 of those years Elvis was as close to retired from music making as you can get, and you have, overall, a productive career of about 25 years in which he accomplished all he did.

[jeanelvisgirl]

Not in my opinion he won't...which is all that matters to me.....

Michael's fans put him at Number one....Beatles Fans put them at Number one.....Johnny Cash fans put him at Number one......and on and on....rightly so......it doesn't matter .... we all have our favourites ..... Elvis is Number one in my heart - that's all that matters to me.

[Pacerstar]

I don't think that Elvis' movie years can totally be discounted from his productive years.
Elvis put out some good music during his movie years, too.

[Pacerstar]

the place Elvis had in people's heart and in history,has nothing to do with numbers,votes,charts or such nonsense.Not an ounce of love he won was a forced thing,it was all natural by his unique soul.There's no meaning to compare Elvis with any kind of entertainer but some people will go on hoping and trying forever.

Very well said. I totally agree!

[waymore44]

I'm just not worried about this at all. Who has the better legacy? The worst thing anybody can say about Elvis is he cheated on his wife, took some drugs, got fat and died in the bathroom. All of this stuff I'm talking about was just kind of discovered right at the end or after he died.

MJ has a legacy of being a child molester (true or untrue), and just a complete freak weirdo.

As long as Elvis is #1 to us, that's all that matters.